John H Hopkins (abt. 1850 - 1909)

Born about May 1850 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Hopkins — married about 1880 in Arkansas, United States

Died 30 May 1909 at about age 59 in Baxter, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

John was born about 1850 in Tennessee.

In the 1850 census John (age 0) was in District 5 Crafts, Cannon, Tennessee, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census John (age 10) was in Cannon, Tennessee.^[2]

In the 1870 census John (age 21), At Home, was in District 11, Gibson, Tennessee.^[3]

John married Unknown woman and had at least 1 child, W. W. Hopkins. She passed away before 1880 since John was listed as a widower in the census.

In the 1880 census J (age 30), Works On Farm, was the widower head of household in Bennetts Bayou, Fulton, Arkansas, United States.^[4]

Around 1880, John married Mary Gray.

They had 3 children:

1. Nancy Lee Hopkins, born 29 Nov 1881 to John Hopkins and Mary Gray in Arkansas^[5]
2. Pearl A. Hopkins^[6]
3. Grover, son of John H. Hopkins & Mary Gray, was born on 10 June 1887 in Gamaliel (Rural), Baxter, Arkansas, United States.^[7][8]

In the 1900 census John (age 50), Farmer, was the married head of household in Bayou, Baxter, Arkansas.^[6]

He died in 1909 in Baxter County, Arkansas. He is buried at Fluty Cemetery, Gamaliel, Baxter County, Arkansas

Sources

1. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: District 5 Crafts, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 872; Page: 397b
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #5992808 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   John H Hopkins (0) in District 5 Crafts, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1242; Page: 322; Family History Library Film: 805242
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #18973404 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   John Hopkins (10) in Cannon, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: District 11, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1528; Page: 408B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #4550251 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   John H Hopkins (21), At Home, in District 11, Gibson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Bennetts Bayou, Fulton, Arkansas; Roll: 45; Page: 69A; Enumeration District: 070
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #39628591 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   J H Hopkins (30), widower self (head), Works On Farm, in household of J. H. Hopkins (30) in Bennetts Bayou, Fulton, Arkansas, USA. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ "Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969"
   Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1960; Roll: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record ArkansasDeaths #768628 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   Nancy Lee Dihel death 29 Apr 1960 (age 78) in Henderson, Baxter, Arkansas, USA.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Bayou, Baxter, Arkansas; Roll: 50; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240050
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #35125641 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   John Hopkins (50), married, Farmer, head of household in Bayou, Baxter, Arkansas. Born in Alabama, USA.
7. ↑ "Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917"
   Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1887
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record ArkansasBirths #878701 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   Grover Cleveland Hopkins born on 10 Jun 1887, son of John H. Hopkins & Mary Gray, in Gamaliel (Rural), Baxter, Arkansas, USA.
8. ↑ "Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969"
   Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60382 #78368490 (accessed 4 April 2022)
   Mary Gray in death record for child Grover Cleveland Hopkins.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts